Hunger Pains

Do you know that feeling in your stomach where you KNOW your hungry and sometimes your stomach makes noise? Well I think that this is the coolest thing ever about the human body! And no, it's not because this means I can eat food. (Although that is a nice bonus)

In case you were wondering, this is not an anatomy lesson. This is just me using basic common sense.

So, hunger pains, kind of obnoxious right? NO! Pure genius! Life is already a huge guessing game so on occasion, it is nice to have an internal alert system to let you know what is going on inside your own body. Hunger is just one example; your hungry, you stomach growls. Another example is headaches. In my case, I only get headaches if I cry or don't drink enough water. So if I'm sitting in class and I get a headache, I'm obviously not crying. (If I am however, just give me some chocolate and I will be happy again) Anyways, I drink water and I am fine. Now, if you feel anxious and have a little pressure just below your stomach, it probably means you drank to much water (you know, to cure your headache) and you need to go to the bathroom.

My point to all this? I wish human bodies had the same effect on different diseases such as cancer or others that you can't really diagnose until you go to a doctor. Obviously if something hurts or something isn't right we can generally tell what is wrong. But for illnesses that are undetectable until it is too late, I wish my body made some sort of noise for those to let me know what it was.

I still think the human body is amazing! We can heal ourselves, make it stronger, and even donate parts of it to help other people. (FYI, I am an organ donor, it says so on my Driver's Licence) With modern technology and the power of the body, what can't we do?

The reason I came up with this was because I was playing a game and realized I hadn't eaten anything all day, my stomach had to remind me. My train of though goes off the tracks sometimes :)